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Luke 7:28 — King James Version← Study notes

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.


Luke 7:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 7:2820 words
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
μείζωνmeizōn(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ἐνenabout, after, against
γεννητοῖςgennētoisthey that are born
γυναικῶνgynaikōnwife, woman
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
οὐδείςoudeisno one
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
hothe
δὲdeand / but
μικρότεροςmikroterosleast, less, little
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇthe
βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
μείζωνmeizōn(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
μείζωνmeizōn(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ἐνenabout, after, against
γεννητοῖςgennētoisthey that are born
γυναικῶνgynaikōnwife, woman
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
οὐδείςoudeisno one
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
hothe
δὲdeand / but
μικρότεροςmikroterosleast, less, little
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇthe
βασιλείᾳbasileiakingdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
μείζωνmeizōn(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I

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